The Great Sandbox Makeover

Partially because Ezra’s sandbox was looking a bit yucky inside, and partially because I was growing tired of sandbox mess, and also being somewhat influenced by a post about using pea gravel instead of sand for safety reasons, I decided to officially makeover our son’s sandbox and turn it into a rock box. At least as an experiment.*

First, we had to give it quite a scrubbing (it sits under a mulberry tree).

Workin’ on that lid.

The sand temporarily goes into a wheelbarrow.

3 bags of pea gravel go in. Cost: $2.50 x 3 = $7.50.

About half of the sand is sifted and retained to put into a lidded 10 gallon box which now sits nearby for ‘sometimes’ sand play.

The dinosaur skeletons seem pleased with everything.

*Note: Our son is four and never puts rocks into his mouth. Don’t do this if you think your child would!